How to Build a Worm House
Building a worm house is a fun and creative project the whole family can enjoy. Worm houses can show how that worms eat and then aerate the soil to aid in their digestion. A worm house project can give you an opportunity to teach your children and/or yourself about the way that worms fertilize soil and how they survive. It can also help you learn about composting. No matter how your look at it a worm house, is a fun and educational project.
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Things You'll Need
- Empty two-liter soda bottle
- Exacto knife
- Small shovel
- Dirt
- Sand
- Dead leaves or grass
- Fruit or vegetable peelings
- Worms
Instructions
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Cut the top off the two-liter soda bottle using a exacto knife.
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Shovel about two inches of soil into the soda bottle. Pat down this soil firmly.
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Shovel a thin layer of sand over the dirt.
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Add a couple inches of dirt and pat it down, then a thin layer of sand until you are a couple of inches from the top. Make sure your last layer is dirt.
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Cover the top dirt area with leaves and or grass.
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Add fruit and or vegetable peelings after the leaves and grass.
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Place a few worms on the top of the peelings.
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Tips & Warnings
If your would like to use a bigger container, make sure there is enough surface area for air to circulate.
Keeping the worm house in a dark area will encourage worm activity.
Never let children use the exacto knife, as they may injure themselves.
